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THIS EVENT IS OVER
Complete this brand new live event (starts 4th June) to unlock stunning new items to create the most amazing hotel suites and if you complete the whole event in the time limit you unlock the holiday condo! This event is only here for 9 days and the aim of it is to collect enough arts and crafts items from the arts and crafts stations (found in the event tab of buy mode) to unlock all the items in this event
Check out my Guide to Completing Live Events (including tips!) HERE!
NOTE: if you did another Live Event then you will find your arts and crafts stations in your inventory (or in the house you left them at) you will only be able to use the candle ones until you unlock the other stations in this event
Can’t find your arts and crafts stations? Click on the craft station in your event tab to get the option to find your station, it will take you to the house where your stations can be found!
Want to skip the tasks list? Click here to head straight to the prizes!
Place a crafting station (find the candle station in the events tab of buy mode (or your inventory)- you can only buy 4)
Make some arts and crafts items (click on the candle station to make)- 23 seconds
This takes you to the prize progress tab (you can get to it by clicking on the hotel button in the corner of the screen) 
Here you will see you have collected enough items to unlock the Path of Discovery pack! When you unlock each pack, before the items are available in your home store you need to purchase them with the arts and crafts items you make- this goal is coming up!
Restock a crafting station (when the stock runs out you will have to restock before you can make anymore arts and crafts items)- You can restock instantly for 18 uses for 10SP or restock for 2 uses which will take 10 seconds this time
Buy the Path of Discovery pack (click on the hotel event button, scroll down and click purchase- this will cost you 50 candles)
Use a coin flower patch (buy the coin flower patch from the event tab and select the spin plant option)
Check the daily goals (click on the drinks event button and find the daily goals tab- claim the ones you can!)
Remember to claim your rewards each day! 
Collect bonuses (while collecting after a certain amount of time you will see the arts and crafts item appear above that sims head, click to collect the bonus item!)
Continue collecting arts and crafts items- this is the last step but the event is not over, keep collecting the arts and crafts to unlock everything!
If you want to speed up a collecting arts and crafts action it will cost you SPs, you will get the bonus arts and craft items as well if you speed it up!
Stuck on these tasks? Watch my video here:
Arts and Crafts Stations
Candle Station costs:
1st- Free
2nd- S2,000
3rd- S4,000
4th- S10,000
(maximum of 4)
- Collect 250 Candles- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 360 Candles- 4 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 455 Candles- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 510 Candles- 8 hours 30 minutes
Pottery Station costs:
1st- S5,000
2nd- S7,500
3rd- S10,000
4th- S15,000
(maximum of 4)
- Collect 375 Pottery- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 540 Pottery- 4 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 680 Pottery- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 765 Pottery- 8 hours 30 minutes
Jewelry Station costs:
1st- S7,500
2nd- S15,000
3rd- S20,000
(maximum of 3)
- Collect 565 Jewelry- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 810 Jewelry- 4 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 1025 Jewelry- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 1150 Jewelry- 8 hours 30 minutes
Glassware Station costs:
1st- S7,500
2nd- S25,000
(maximum of 2)
- Collect 620 Glass- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 890 Glass- 4 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 1125 Glass- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Collect 1260 Glass- 8 hours 30 minutes
Restocking
Each station (apart from the first candle one) comes with a stock of 7 which means you can use the station 7 times before it needs to be restocked (if you got your stations out of your inventory they will all need restocking first (apart from the first candle one) When you need to restock you will have two options:
- Restock 18 uses which happens instantly but will cost you 10SP
or - Restock 9 uses which will take you 2 hours 30 minutes but will be free
NOTE:
- if you store the station you will lose all the stock so when you place it again you will need to restock
- if you cancel making something using a station you will lose that stock so if you had one stock left and then you cancelled that action you would need to restock before you can create anymore arts and crafts items
Your Progress:
Click the hotel event button in the top corner of your game to see your progress
Daily Goals
Check on the first tab every day because if you complete all the daily goals you will get additional constructor coins
NOTE: remember to click CLAIM once you have completed a daily goal to collect the reward and remember to claim your free constructor coins and free items each day!
Prize Progress
The prize progress is how far you have got on this event, the more arts and crafts items you make the more prizes you will unlock 
NOTE: the bar at the top of the personal progress tab shows you how close you are to unlocking an item, the more arts and crafts items you collect the more the bar will fill up. Once you have unlocked an item on the bar at the top you will be able to use the arts and crafts items you have collected and constructor coins to purchase that pack which you will then be able to find in the home store.
Prizes:
The first one of each is free then the prices can be found below
1.Path of Discovery– requires 50 candles to buy
Lobby Stone Tile (S600) Floors section
2.3 Constructor Coins
3.3 Constructor Coins
4.Escape Essentials- In the Spotlight and Bathroom Break
In the Spotlight– requires 750 candles and 5 constructor coins to buy
Black (S82,000) and Silver Spotlights (9LP) Lighting section
Bathroom Break– requires 2,200 candles and 10 constructor coins to buy
Black (S80,000) and White Toilet Partitions (2SP) Decorations section
5.Pottery Station
6.4 Constructor Coins
7.4 Constructor Coins
8.Beautiful Bathrooms- Sleek Shower and Towels and Sleek Sink and Soaps
Sleek Shower and Towels– requires 5,800 candles, 3,400 pottery and 35 constructor coins to buy
Black (S200,000) and Silver Corner Showers (18SP) Bathroom section
Tall Black (S73,000) and Silver Towel Racks (6SP) Decorations section
Sleek Sink and Soaps– requires 8,700 candles, 5,100 pottery and 55 constructor coins to buy
Sleek Black (S220,000) and White Sinks (25LP) Bathroom section
Oak (S65,000) and Pine Toiletries Trays (8LP) Decorations section
9.Jewelry Station
10.5 Constructor Coins
11.2 Social Points
12.5 Constructor Coins
13.A Place for Everything- Picture Perfect and Everything In Its Place
Picture Perfect– requires 7,660 pottery, 8,100 jewelry and 80 constructor coins to buy
Sleek Black (S150,000) and White Desks (12SP) Living Room section
Blue Rockpool (S80,000) and Sandy Conch Paintings (9LP) Decorations section
Bronze (S89,000) and Silver Tropical Vases (10LP) Decorations section
Everything In Its Place– requires 10,250 pottery, 11,000 jewelry and 110 constructor coins to buy
Oak (S90,000) and White Service Cupboards (7SP) Counter Tops section
Black (S120,000) and White Luggage Rack (15LP) Decorations section
Bronze (S98,000) and Silver Peace Lily (12LP) Decorations section
14.Glassware Station
15.7 Constructor Coins
16.2 Social Points
17.7 Constructor Coins
18.Destination: Relaxation- She Sips by Seashells and Let Go and Lounge
She Sips by Seashells– requires 13,000 pottery, 13,500 jewelry, 13,500 glassware and 135 constructor coins to buy
Oak (S92,000) and White Amenities Shelves (10LP) Counter Tops section
Sleek White (S260,000) and Beige Chairs (32LP) Living Room section
Moody Blue (S95,000) and Royal Gold Conch (11LP) Decorations section
Let Go and Lounge– requires 13,500 pottery, 14,500 jewelry, 14,500 glassware and 145 constructor coins to buy
Black (S252,000) and White Corner TVs (22SP) Electronics section
Sleek White (S192,000) and Beige Sofas (16SP) Living Room section
Sleek Black (S168,000) and White Coffee Tables (14SP) Living Room section
19.10 Constructor Coins
20.2 Social Points
21.10 Constructor Coins
22.Home Away From Home- Late Checkout and Vista Views
Late Checkout– requires 14,500 pottery, 15,500 jewelry, 15,500 glassware and 155 constructor coins to buy
Sleek Black (S322,000) and White Spas (30SP) Bathroom section
Sleek Oak (S245,000) and White Beds (22SP) Bedroom section
Sleek Gray (S77,000) and Beige Lamps (8LP) Lighting section
Dusty Gray Brick (S1,100) Walls section
Vista Views– requires 16,000 pottery, 17,000 jewelry, 17,000 glassware and 170 constructor coins to buy
Tall Black Glass (S90,000) Tall Double Black Glass (S120,000) and Black Panoramic Glass (S150,000) Windows section
Tall Silver Glass (12LP) Tall Double Silver Glass (9SP) and Silver Panoramic Glass (24LP) Windows section
Tall Walnut (S126,000) and Tall Oak Double Doors (15LP) Doors section
Short Black (S135,000) and Silver Sliding Doors (15LP) Doors section
Long Black (S165,000) and Silver Sliding Doors (15SP) Doors section
23.15 Constructor Coins
24.2 Social Points
25.15 Constructor Coins
26.Holiday Condo- you can only claim this pack if you have purchased all the other packs in this live event
Once you complete the live event and claim this pack you will find the Holiday Condo on the Sea Voyage Boat in Simtown. Your sims cannot live at the Condo but they can visit and stay there for a holiday, you can also completely edit the condo and even add more floors.
You also unlock the Silver Seafood Platter (S130,000) which can be found in the decorations section (I don’t think you get the first one free)
I love the idea of this, it is great we can edit the condo and it doesn’t take up a house lot but I am disappointed because most of the items in the condo are 1 star. In this event we unlock 1 star and 3 star of most items so why couldn’t we have had the more expensive 3 star items in the condo?
Watch my tour of the holiday condo here:
Constructor Coins
You earn constructor coins by:
Personal Progress prizes
Completing Daily Goals
Coin Plant Patches
Earning Constructor Coins? Previously on these events I used social points on the Mega Spin Plant to win constructor points. I earn social points by completing the cooking hobby and earning LP, I can then turn the LP into SP using the social point plant on a normal garden patch- this was when it cost 5LP- the social point plant now costs 20LP so you may want to try the option below first instead:
Or you can use 450 candles for the Spin Plant (a good way to use up any spare candles) which will also earn you constructor coins but the amounts are less than they are from the Mega Spin Plant
What is the minimum and maximum amount of coins you can earn on the mega spin plant? The minimum is 10 and the maximum is 500
Now on the coin flower patch you can see the chances of getting the different combinations on each spin plant, click on the green i button to see:
Laura Craft? You may have noticed at the front of one of your houses there is a board with a bubble of a person holding arts and crafts items above it, this is Laura Craft, you can buy her for real money to help you complete the event. When you buy her, you select the item you want her to make from the options: 200 candles, 300 pottery, 450 jewelry or 500 glassware (the amounts seem to differ for most of you and I have no idea why that is!) (you will unlock all the options once you have unlocked all the stations) and you will be able to collect them after 2 hours.
Do I think she is worth it? They have improved Laura Craft a lot since the first event (although it would be great if she made constructor coins) she used to be able to collect every 8 hours, they have now changed this to 2 hours so she is more useful now so if you are struggling then you may want to splash out and give her a try but remember you will only get her for this event, you will have to buy her again to use her for a live event in the future. I personally don’t ever buy her, if I don’t manage to earn enough items or coins in the time limit I just wait until the next time the event is available!
If I brought Laura Craft in the last event do I get her for free or do I have to buy her again? You have to buy her again for this event.
Check out my Guide to Completing Live Events (including tips!) HERE!
If I don’t complete this event this time will I have to start from the beginning when it returns? No, you will start from where you got to this time!
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What about the new hair seen in their Twitter post? When would those be available to get?
Their rest and relaxation post? One of the hairstyles is in the simchase season 3 event, you can see the pictures of the prizes for simchase in this post: https://thegirlwhogames.blog/2019/06/02/the-sims-freeplay-holiday-high-rise-update/
Urgh so disappointing to see that we’re back to half the prizes costing SP/LP. One of the things I really liked about the Wedding Presents event was that all the prizes cost simoleons. *sigh* Should have known that was too good to last!
Thank you for the info! You rock! Is anyone else getting tired of the same old arts and crafts?? They need to change it up to something different. Also, I rarely complete these quests on the first time, way too much!
Thanks and you’re welcome! Yes I got bored of collecting arts and crafts after the second live event and I also never complete them the first time!
Thank you so much!!!
You’re welcome!
Great post! For the 1-star items, I’m just going to say that its vacation, and you can take longer on vacation 🙂
Good point!
GORGEOUS! I’m so excited!
I miss when you gave us a total of all the items we had to collect on the quest. Can you go back to having that?
I don’t add it before the event is out because the amounts may have changed in the actual version and then sometimes when it is out I forget to add it, sorry about that but it has been added now and I will try harder to remember to add it in the future.
Thank you for your excellent extremely helpful blog.
You’re very welcome
I have a question about the current live event and live events in the future. When you collect bonuses do you HAVE to collect them before your sim gets finished with completing a set of candles (ex. 2 hours 30 mins for 250 candles) Or is it included when the sim finishes?
Yes you have to collect the bonuses before your sim finishes otherwise you won’t get the bonus but if you speed up the task with SP then you will get all the bonus amount too
when will this event come back
We don’t know when these events will return but it probably will be back one day.
How often do these events return? Have any of them actually ever returned? I have two more packs to unlock before unlocking the condo and I’ll have to spend $99.99 just to be able to complete the event. Totally not worth it!
When they return is random but live events do return, on this page you can see when each live event has returned previously: https://thegirlwhogames.blog/sims-freeplay/time-limited-events/
I wish this live event was longer.
I’ve had my Sims Freeplay game for a few months but I didn’t get to start this event until today, and I only have 30 hours to complete it. Why is this?
Your game probably didn’t update as early as it should have and live events are only available for a limited time. If you follow my blog by email (https://thegirlwhogames.blog/contact-me/follow-this-blog/) you will be able to find out when each new update is coming so you know when to update your game and you won’t miss out on anything
I love this blog, it’s my go to place for answers or simply to read other peoples thoughts on a particular SF issue. I scraped by and had to complete the event by using SPs, I’m bummed that I can’t move furniture on the patio’s because table and chairs would have been a nice option and I don’t care for the table with radio plonked right in the middle of my back patio. I did add another level and tried to place a sunken spa but it wouldn’t let me but if I can’t move the patio furniture I can’t place it on the ground floor? It does work because I tried it on my high rises in the city? Frustrating, there should be more design options after ploughing through all the event. Grrrrr don’t get me started on the adverts and Osiris ending my actions early.
Thanks! How frustrating, it would be nice if that was possible, who wouldn’t want a spa up there!
Hi GWGs, my questions is this … I completed this event and the last one, Poolside Paradise.
My problem is that I had trouble with my tablets memory only a few days after winning the Holiday High Rise and when I downloaded my game from the cloud again I’ve lost ten weeks, (the last time I saved to the cloud) including both my wins.
I’ve written to FMs but they haven’t got back to me? Will I get the chance to play these again or is that it?
Is there any way that you know of as an experienced player that I can fix the problem myself?
I’ve since replaced my SD card and I’ve got plenty of memory on it.
From now on I’m going to make a point of saving my game after every win …
Hoping you’ve had a good holiday,
thank’s in advance MJ
Oh I know exactly what this is like, a few years ago one of my games crashed and I lost the whole thing! Firemonkeys were never able to recover mine but I would recommend contacting them again if they still haven’t got back to you yet to see if they can do anything or at least give you the items back that you have now lost, unfortunately there isn’t anything you can do about this yourself.
Sorry I couldn’t be more help but I really hope they can fix this for you!
I stopped playing sims for a while and came back so I’m not sure if things have changed but I thought you used to be able to buy prizes after the event ended? For this event I went to sleep that night before it ended and had sims collecting arts and crafts and the amount would have unlocked the next prize but when i woke up in the morning I just got the notification that the event ended and they converted everything from the event to simoleons
You had a couple of days to buy the remaining packs with SP, I think you only get 1 day to do this now